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Hanoi vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 35.4% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.6% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 54.4% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 6.6% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 41.6% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 16.4% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.4% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 34.7% less in Hanoi

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, clothing, and transportation are lower in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 66.6% less for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$1.89 ₫49,824	-74.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$4.32 ₫113,598	-41.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.47 ₫12,456	-75.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$0.25 ₫6,469	-74.7%
Average			-66.6%

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pay 54.4% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$0.91 ₫23,820	-45.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$4.95 ₫130,338	-11.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$5.27 ₫138,746	-32.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$1.51 ₫39,652	-64.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$1.59 ₫41,792	-64.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$1.44 ₫37,756	-58.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$0.47 ₫12,368	-37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$0.66 ₫17,384	-76.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$0.50 ₫13,149	-83.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$0.44 ₫11,623	-83.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.46 ₫12,128	-41.2%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 6.6% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$3.20 ₫84,298	-45.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$7.58 ₫199,294
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	+32.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.61 ₫147,478
Average			-6.6%

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pay 41.6% less for housing

	Saint Lucia	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$8.67 ₫228,192	-78.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	-24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	-34.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	-29.0%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 16.4% more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	+16.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287
Average			+16.4%

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pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$0.95 ₫24,912	-75.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.79 ₫47,146	-51.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$1.33 ₫34,876	-85.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$27.93 ₫734,784	-43.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$3.79 ₫99,647	-46.1%
Average			-60.4%

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pay 34.7% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	-17.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$22.94 ₫603,419	-57.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	-19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	-44.1%
Average			-34.7%

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